Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
- Released
- 1922-09-18
- Genres
- Documentary, Horror, History
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Benjamin Christensen
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 from 466 votes
Cast
- Benjamin Christensen as Devil
- Ella La Cour as Karna / Sorceress
- Emmy Schønfeld as Karna's Assistant
- Kate Fabian as Old Maid
- Oscar Stribolt as Fat Monk
- Wilhelmine Henriksen as Apelone / A Poor Old Woman
- Elisabeth Christensen as Anna's Mother
- Astrid Holm as Anna
- Karen Winther as Anna's Sister
- Maren Pedersen as Maria the Weaver / A Witch
- Johannes Andersen as Pater Henrik / Witch Judge
- Elith Pio as Johannes / Witch Judge